Asclepias adscendens is a species of perennial milkweed endemic to eastern Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Mozambique, and South Africa. It grows in the subtropical biome. It is in the family Apocynaceae.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Asclepias adscendens being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Asclepias
- Species
- Asclepias adscendens
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